Casing-supporting and track-receiving device



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CASING SUXPORTING AND TRACK RECEIVING DEVICE Filed Oct. 22. 192e 2 sheets-sheet. 1

H. DIXSON Nov.` 19, 1929.

CASING SUPPORTING AND TRACK RECEIVING DEVICE Filed Oct. 22. 192e 2 sheets-sheet 2 v MA@ z n. .www w Patented Nov. 19, 1929 '[UMTEDl STATES PATENT- oFFi-cr.

HARRY DIXSON, OF PELLA, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO R01'.:SCRIE'EIII COMPANY, OF .'PELLA, IOTKA` casina-SUPPORTING AND Timex-RECEIVING Dnvrcu Application led October 22, 1928. Serial No. 314,115.

The object of my invention is to provide a casing supporting and track receiving device of simple, durable and comparatively inexpensive construction. v

A further object of my present invention is to provide a device adapted for installation in a window opening of a building after the building has been erected and one which serves to support a screen casing having-a flexible rolling screen therein and also serves t0 receive guide tracks for the side edges of the rollscreen'.

' Still a further object is to provide such a device which may be easily installed and when installed will serve to support both the rollscreen casing and the guide tracks without further means of attachment being provided for the casing and the tracks. y

More particularly it is my object tol provide a device of the. character herein disclosed, comprising supporting portions adapted to be secured against the sides of a window opening and have a rollscreen casing supported on their` upper endsthe device them .a inished appearance and having -grooves formed in them substantially between tlie moulding portions and the .supporting portions, the grooves being provided for receivingy guide tracks for thev rollscreen when it is extended from the rollscreen casing. Still a further object is to provide the moulding portions of the device of greater length than the supporting portions whereby the moulding portions contact with a surface of the vrollscreen casin which projects toward the inside yof the uilding and thereby prevents displacement of the rollscreen casing from the supporting portions of the device. I v

Still a further object is to provide a connecting moulding for giving a finished appearance to the installation, the connecting iiiouldint extending from the moulding portion of tie. device on one side of the window opening, tothe moulding lportion of the device on the other side thereof.

With these and other objects in view my inventionconsists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various also having moulding portions for giving parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, .and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whiclizin a window opening of a building and illustrates a rollscreen assembly in connection with my casing supporting and track receiving device which is applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional viev7 on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective viewfof a piece of my casing supporting and track receiving device. v e

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a rollscreencasing and two of my devices associated therewith for supporting the same.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is aperspective View of an end of a rollscreen casing, illustrating my device associated therewith. A7,: Figure 7 is a perspective view of the upper end of one of my devices; and

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure 1, illustrating my device in section and a rollscreen track associated therewith for the purpose of showing the parts more in proportion than is possible in the smaller sectional view illustrated in Figure 2.

On the accompanying drawings 1 have used the reference character 10 to indicate a wall. The wall 10 is provided with a window opening 12 and in connection with my Figures 1 and 5, l show a ceiling 14. The

. member 16 is a picture moulding extending along the wall 10. c c

A sill 18 defines the lower end of the window' opening 12 and in connection with the window opening I have illustrated a window frame consisting o a bottom frame member 20, a top trame member 22 and side frame members 24. The window frame also includes a center frame member or mullion 26.

A pair of the windows 28 are illustrated inconnection with my drawings. rllhe windows 28l ma center to swinging bars which are concealed Figure 1 is an inside elevation of a Window in the lower and upper frame members of the windows themselves and hence do not show on the drawings. It is obvious of course, that they can be of any other type such as the swinging type hinged at their side edges and my device may also be applied to-sash type windows.

The rollscreen assembly with which my device is used, consistsof a screen'casing A, rollscreen 30 and guide tracks B. The rollscreen 30 is attached at its inner end to a roller within the casing A and is attached to a spacer or binder bar 32 at its outer end. The side edges of the screen 30 are normally adapted to travel in enlarged tubular portions 34 of the guide tracks B and the binder bar 32 is provided with enlarged tubular ends or friction blocks 36 which also travel in the tubular portions 34 of 'the guide tracks B.

VAs clearly shown in Figures 2 and 8 of the drawings, slits are formed in the tubular portions 34. of the guide tracks B for the screen 30 and reduced portions of the friction blocks 36 to extend through. The side edges of the screen 30 are provided with staples 31 or other devices for providing enlargements to normally prevent pulling of the side edges of the screen from the guides B.

My improved casing supporting and screen receiving device C consists of a channel shaped supporting portion having a web 38 and fianges 40 and 42. Spaced openings 44 are formed throughout the length of the supporting portion of the device C. The device C also includes a moulding portion formed by a iange 46 and a return flange 48 of irregular configuration simulating some type`of wood moulding as generally used in finishing the construction of window frames, etc.

The portions 46,and 48 form a moulding portion of substantially channel shaped con-' struction which opens in thesaine direction as the channel shaped supporting portion of the device. Referring to Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings, it will be noted that the moulding portion 48 extends beyond the supporting portion as indicated at 46a and 48EL for a purpose which will hereinafter lbe fully described. The flanges 42 and 46 orm a groove opening in a direction opposite to the channel shaped supporting and moulding portions of the device C for the purpose of receiving a' flange 50 formed on the guide track B. The

spacing lbetween the flanges 42 and 46 is such as to cause frictional engagement between. these flanges and the ange 50 of the guide track B. f

The upper end of the moulding portion is cut away at an angle as indicated at46h and 4 8b whereby a connecting moulding member 4'52 may have its end interftting therewith.

In the installation of my device, the casing A is held adjacent the top of the opening 12 in the wall 10 and tw'o of the devices C are inserted beneath the casing whereby their webs 38 contact with the bottom of the casing A adjacent its ends for supporting the same relative to the window opening 12.

4The portions 46a and 48 of the device eX- tend up toengage the inside surface of the casing A adjacent its ends as clearly shown in Figures land 6 of the drawings. Screws or other fastening elements 54 are then used for connecting the devices C with the sides of the Window opening l2. The connecting mouldingp52 is installed across the window opening from side to side thereof Yand adjacent the upper inner-edge f of the casing A.A The connecting moulding 52 is provided for the purpose of giving a finished appearance to the installation but may be dispensed with if desirable.

rlhe ianges 50 of the guide tracks B are then inserted in the grooves formed by the anges 42 and 46 of the devices C, the binder bar 32 havingits :friction blocks 36 inserted in the guide tracks as they arey being received in the supporting and receiving devices C. The binder bar 32 is then pulled downwardly by the operator whichthreads the side edges of the screen 30 in the guide tracks B and causes the guide tracks B to move inwardly or outwardly relative to their reception grooves depending on whether thev tubular portions 34 thereof are of proper'v distance apart to receive the friction block 36 on the ends of the binder.

The dimensions of the various` parts of my device are such that the flanges 50 of the guide tracks B do not normally extend to the bottom of their receiving grooves in the devices C so that contraction and expansion caused by temperature changes or other causes, is provided for without affecting the proper operation of the rollscreen.

The entire rollscreen assembl and casing supporting and track receiving evices therefor, may be easily removedfrom the openings 12 by removing the screws 54. Thus provision is made for easy repair of the screen or replacement of new parts. Thel casing supporting and track receiving device is of extremely simple construction consisting of a single piece of metal in which the supporting portions are channel shaped so as to extend awa ing and tlius support the casing Aat a slight distance from its ends.

This is obviously a desirable advantage since the parts would have to be exact to a from the side-of the window opencertain dimension if the web 38 were Hat against'the side of the window o ening.

- A further advanta e in the c annel construction is to provi e a ilange. 42 of substantial width which in conjunction with the flange 46 of the mouldin portion of the device, serves to receive t e comparatively wide fiange 5.0 of the guide track B. Thus ample provision is made for movement of the flange 50 to compensate for al1 changes caused by weather conditions, etc. p

The portion 48 of the device C serves the purpose of providing a neat finished appearance after building the flange 46 out from my device without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably' included within their scope. y

I claim as my invention:

l. The combination with a' rollscreen assembly including a screen casing and a guide track, ot' a casing supporting and track receiving device, comprising a supporting portion for said screen casing and a moulding portion, said device having a longitudinal groove formed therein between said supporting and said moulding portions, said groove being adapted to receive the guide track.

2. The combination with a rollscreen assembly includinga screen casing and a guide track, of a lcasing supporting and track receiving device, comprising a supporting portion for said screen casing, a moulding portion and a guide track receivino portion, said receiving portion comprising anges formed in said device whereby a groove is provided between said supporting and said moulding portions, said groove being adapted to frictionally receivev a prtion of the guide track.

3. The combination with a rollscreen assembly including a screen casing and a uide track, of a casing supporting and trac re'- ceiving device, comprising a supporting ortion for said screen casing and a moul ing portion, said device having a grove :formed therein lengthwise of the device and between said supporting and said moulding portions, said groove being adapted to receive the guide track, said moulding 'portion of said device extending above the supporting 'por-k tion thereof and contacting with the surface of said screen casing adjacent an end thereof.

4f. rlhe combination with a rollscreen assembly including a screen casing having a moulding along its upper edge and a guide track, oil a casing supporting and track receiving device, comprising a supporting portion for said screen casing, a moulding portion and a track receiving portion said device having a groove formed thereinbetween said supporting and said mouldingvportions,

said groove being adapted to receive the guide track, said moulding" portion of said device extendingl above the supporting portion thereof and contacting with a surfacev of said screen casing adjacent the end thereof and'forming a continuation of the moulding on said casing. l

5. A device ofthe character disclosed comprising a supporting and receiving member adapted to be secured to the side of a Win'- dow opening and extending from the sill to the top thereof, a screen casing adapted to be'y installed at the top of said opening and supported by said member andA a screen guide track adapted to be received in said supporting and receiving member. Y

6. A device of the character disclosed comprising a supporting and receiving member`- adapted to be secured to the side 'of a window opening and extending from the sill lto the top thereof, a scr-een casing adapted to be member having a groove formed lengthwise therein, a guide track adapted to bereceived in said groove, the upper end of said member serving to support said screen casing.

7 A device of the character disclosed comprising a casing-supporting and track-receiving member having a groove and adapted to be secured to the side of a window opening and extending from the sill' to the top thereof, a screen casing ladapted to be installed at the top of said opening and a guide track adapted to be received in said groove, the upper end of said member serving to support said s ,creen casing and having means to engage a surface of the screen casing and thereby retain it against displacement from the upper end of the member.

8. A track-receiving device comprising a. channel-shaped supporting portion and a moulding portion formed of a single strip of material, the moulding portion being of a configuration to form an irregularly shaped channel and of greater length than said supporting portion, said channels opening in the same direction and defining between them, a channel opening in the opposite direction.

' 9. A casing supporting and track receiving device comprising a channel shaped supporting portion adapted to engage the lower surtace et a casing and'thereby supporting the same and a moulding portion integral therewith formed of a strip of material, themoulding portion being of a configuration to form an irregularly shaped channel, said channels .installed at the 'top of said opening and said l opening in the same direction and defining between them, a channel opening in the oppoguide track,

10. A device of the class described comprising a `single piece of metal formed to provide a'supporting portion for one end of a screen casing and a moulding portion arranged to provide in conjunction with one edge of the supporting portion, a channel groove to receive a guide track for the side edge of a screen.

l1. ln combination with a roll screen assembly adapted to be mounted within a Window-opening including a screen casing arranged at one end of said opening and a guide track arranged at right angles to said screen casing, a device for vsupporting one end of said casing and receiving said guide track comprising a supporting portion to extend from the-lowerendvof said opening to said casing and a channel groove formed in said device to receive said guide track.

l2. A device of the character disclosed comprising an elongated piece of metal bent to channel form and adapted to be secured to a supporting surface with the flanges thereof contacting with the support whereby the web thereof is spaced from the support, a groove formedof the web portion of said metal, said groove opening away from said supporting surface.

13. A' device of the character disclosed v comprising an elongated piece of metal bent to channel form and adapted to be secured to y a supporting surface With the flanges thereof contacting with the support whereby the Web thereof is spaced from the support, a groove formed ofthe web portion of said metal, said groove opening away from 'said supporting surface, the portion of said metal on one side of said groove being of less length than the remaining portion thereof.

14. A device of the class described coin.- prising a single pieceof metal formed to rovide a supporting portion and a moul ing portion, said moulding portion and support- 'ing portion being arranged side by side and slightly spaced to provide a channel groove for receiving a guide track for the side edge of a screen, said moulding portion projecting above said supporting ortion.

Des Moines, Iowa, ctober 9, 1928.

HARRY DIXSON. 

